Abstract Background Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic condition
characterised by progressive airflow limitation that is at most partially reversible. Despite the …

Background Anticholinergic agents such as ipratropium bromide are sometimes used in the
treatment of chronic asthma. They effect bronchodilation and have also been used in …

Forty-nine patients (15 asthma, mean FEV 1/FVC 1· 3/2· 1; 34 COPD, mean FEV 1/FVC0·
7/1· 8) were referred for consideration of home nebulizer treatment. All were monitored for 2 …

Background Many trials of nebulized therapy have used nebulized saline as a" placebo".
However, nebulized isotonic saline is sometimes used to assist sputum expectoration and …

Asthma is under-recognised and undertreated in older populations. This is not surprising,
given that one-third of older people experience significant breathlessness. The differential …

Background and purpose Domiciliary nebulisers are widely used in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) but nebuliser cleaning practice has not been assessed in …

One-hundred nebulizer trials were performed in 98 adult patients with chronic airflow
limitation who had remained symptomatic despite regular use of bronchodilators by metered …

Definition of chronic obstructive generally agreed that the bronchodilation ob-pulmonary
disease tained is largely a reflection of the dose of In this paper the term “chronic obstructive …

The role of short-term tests of reversibility in selecting patients with COAD for long-term
nebuliser therapy is uncertain. In a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study we …

A survey was undertaken to determine the current practice in the Yorkshire Health Region
for the assessment and provision of home nebulizers for adults with chronic obstructive …